I Will Build My Church
Matthew 16:18 18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it The word BUILD has been used severally in the Bible. But according to the Scripture given above, when [Jesus] says build in that context, by the Greek translation, He meant * to repair * to edify * spiritual advancement * to instruct * to improve and * to be led to the truth You are the church. Together we become the Body of Christ. So Jesus says, "I'll build my church", He's talking of establishing, edifying, improving, repairing etc as stated above. The Holy Spirit, in your building process, will give you utterance to uplift you. When ever you open your mouth to speak, there will be peace in places of chaos or disorder. In dealing with you, He'll lift you up to a higher height. In building you, Matthew 16:19 says, He (Jesus) will g...